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Poppies being numerous ancl fine. Worthy of note was the pink- 
flowered one named Hesperia. Splendid herbaceous plants were 
Inula cdandulosa, Heucbera sanguines rosea, Lilium moiha- 
delphum, szovitzianum, and L. Martagon album. (Silver Flora 
^Mr. G. Reuthe, Hardy Plant Nursery, Keston, Kent, had a 
choice exhibit of herbaceous and alpine plants, including Irises 
in threat variety, with the new Mrs. G. Reuthe in beautiful pale 
blue and creamy colours. It belongs to the same section as 
Mme. Chereau, but is perfectly distinct. Paeonia albiflora 
errandiflora is a single white of great merit. Choice also were 
Onosma tauricum, Caloehortus pulchellus, and Dianthus calal- 
pinus (D. alpinus x D. callizonus), combining the good qualities 
of both species. (Bronze Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbusli and Son, Highgate, had a group of her¬ 
baceous plants on the floor, conspicuous amongst which were 
Eremurus himalaicus, E. robust.us, Lilium croceum, L. elegans, 
in variety, L. Brownei, single and double Pyrethrums, Phlox 
ovata, and Saxifraga Cotyledon pyramidalis. (Silver Gilt Bank- 
sian Medal.) 
W. James, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Smith), West Dean Park, 
Chichester, had a group of large plants of Malmaison Carnations, 
including the crimson H. J. Jones. (Silver Gilt Flora- Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, had a group of hybrid 
Aquilegias on the floor, interspersed with splendid spikes of 
Eremurus. 
Messrs. Benj. R. Cant and Sons, The Old Rose Gardens, Col¬ 
chester, staged.a fine exhibit of garden Roses set up in bunches. 
Splendid varieties are Una, Blanche Double cle Ooubert, 
Austrian Yellow, Austrian Copper, and their new single velvety 
maroon-purple Maharajah. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, staged 
an exhibit consisting largely of herbaceous Paeonies, amongst 
which Rosy Dawn was a. beautiful single white. The Bride would 
come into' the same category. Very handsome was Reine Potard, 
with glowing crimson flowers, and Josephine Parmentier, with! 
soft rosy-pink guards- to its double flowers. (Silver 1 Banksian 
Modal.) 
Mr. Anthony Waterer, Knapp Hill, Woking, had a collection 
o-f cut flowers of hybrid Rhododendrons belonging to the 
ponticum section. 
Mr. James Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey, had 
an exhibit of the splendid new Pink Snowdrift, with double 
white flowers. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Halei Farm Nurseries, Felt-ham, 
staged a grand bank of herbaceous plants, including massive 
spikes of Eremurus robustus. Notable also- were Ostrowskia 
magnifica, Watsonia Blucher, and W. O’Brieni, said to have 
larger flowers than the variety Ardernei. They also had a large 
number of Irises representing various sections. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Ltd., Wisbech, had a fine exhibit of 
herbaceous Pa-eo-nies, Iceland Poppies, Spanish Irises, Pyre- 
thrums, and Chrysanthemum Leucantheimim Davisi. (Bronze 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Paul and Son, The- Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, staged a 
grand exhibit of garden Roses, including such handsome 
varieties as Una, Carmine Pillar, Austrian Yellow, L Ideale, 
Lady Battersea, Polyantha grandiflora, and rugo-sa alba. T lie- 
splendid new Honeysuckle -Lonicera Hildebrandti had yellow 
flowers about 6in. long. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Kiln-field Gardens, Colchester, 
had a fine exliibit of hardy herbaceous plants, including bulbous 
subjects. Amongst the former were fine bunches of Incarvillea 
Delavayi, Eremurus rolbu-stus, and Inula glandulosa. Irises 
were well represented, including I. pallida dalinatica, I. 
gigantea-, and I. s-ibirica orientalis Snow Queen. Amongst bulbs 
Bro-diaea laxa and Lilium tigrinum were fine. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Mr. R. C. Nottcutt, Tire Nurseries, Woodbridge, had a large 
hunch of that handsome Oriental Poppy named Lady Ros-co-e, 
with soft soarlet-red flowers. Papaver Scole Beauty is- a hand¬ 
some hybrid between orientale and rupifragum, with handsome 
orange-scarlet flowers. Lychnis Viscaria splendens plena was 
also in grand form. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s- Lane Nurseries-, Upper Edmonton, 
set up a grand group o-f Ferns, including masse-s o-f Nephro-lepis 
exaltata-, N. tuberosa, N. Barteri, N. rufescens tripinnatifida, 
and N. pectinata. In good form also- was- N. Piersoni. .(Silver- 
gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had a fine exhibit of Carnations, 
chiefly Malmaisons, including such fine varieties as H. J. Jones, 
crimson; Thora, flesh ; and Lady Rose, pink. (Silver I loi’a 
Medal.) 
Society & Association Notes. 
Yeovil and District Gardeners’ Association. —Air. B. R. 
Davis- presided over a meeting of this- society on the 7th inst. 
Instead of the usual paper a Grape-thinning competition took 
place. Some four or five members took paid in the competition. 
Air. Pope, under gardener to Mr. T. W. Alayo, was awarded a 
certificate for the best bunch. 
* * * 
Resuscitation of North of Scotland Horticultural and 
Arroricultural Association. —Last week an- informal meeting 
of the North of Scotland Horticultural and Arboricultural Asso¬ 
ciation, which has been held in abeyance- for ten years, was held 
in the King’s Room, Union Street, for the purpose of considering 
the advisability of resuscitating the association. Air. C. S. 
France presided. After an interchange of opinions, it was 
agreed that the association should be resuscitated, and a small 
committee was appointed to promote that object and report it 
at a meeting three weeks hence. 
* * * 
United Horticultural Benefit and Provident Society.— 
The monthly committee meeting of this society was held at the 
Caledonian Hotel, Adelplii Terrace, Strand, on Monday evening 
last. Air. Charles H. Curtis presided. Six new members were 
elected. The death o-f Mr. Edwin Isted, o-f Hove, Brighton, was 
reported. Air. Isted was a comparatively young member, but 
-having left a widow and three young children unprovided for, 
the committee -granted £5 14s. 7d. from the Benevolent Fund, 
to be a-dded to £4 5s. 5d., being the amount standing to the late 
member’s credit, thus bringing the amount up to £10 for the 
widow. The sick pay since the last meeting was £29 14s. 
*• *• * 
Croydon and District Horticultural Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Society. —This society’s usual meeting took place at their 
rooms, Sunflower Temperance Hotel, on the 7th inst. One 
evening in -each session is set apart for “ discussions,” when any 
feature pertaining to horticulture, either in growing or general 
culture of plants, is introduced by a member. The subjects 
under discussion were principally relating to insect and fun¬ 
goid pests. Exhibits came from Mr. W. Turney, Station Road 
Nursery, who staged half a dozen excellent plants of Gloxinias, 
the blooms being o-f fine form and colour. Cut blooms of 
Pri-mula obconica, showing good varied shades, were staged by 
Messrs. E. W. and S. Rogers, High Street. The thanks of the 
meeting were conveyed to the exhibitors. 
* * * 
Dundee Horticultural Association. —The 1-a-st meeting of 
the session was- held in the Technical Institute on the 7th inst. 
Mr. Wm. Grant, Fern Hall Gardens, presided. Dr. Robertson, 
Errol, gave an interesting lecture on some of the “ Enemies of 
the Horticulturist.” The doctor, who is a successful cultivator 
of hardy fruits, confined his remarks to this- division. After 
some introductory remarks on the necessity of being prepared to 
combat the- ravage® of insects and moth pests likely to attack 
the various species- of hardy fruits, he gave an interesting life 
history o-f the American blight, Codlin moth, Lackey moth, Bark 
beetle, sm-all Ermine moth, Mus-sel Scale-, Apple-blossom 
weevil, Pear-tree Sucker, Pear Oyster Scale, Pear Saw-fly, Plum 
Aphis, winter moth, wasps, Peach-tree Aphis, Alagp-ie moth, 
Gooseberry Saw-fly, Black Currant mite, Raspberry weevil, etc. 
Th-e doctor also gave an interesting account of the various 
remedies recommended for co-mbating the evils of insect pests, 
which are the cause of so much injury and loss to the hoiti- 
culturist. In speaking of the ravages of birds, lie put in a word 
in favour of some of them, characteristically remarking, There s 
a soul of good in things evil, could men obse-rvingly distil it. 
Thrushes, blackbirds, and starlings feed largely on slugs ; even 
if they did take a Pear now and again, still, if we got their song 
in summer they were entitled to- a fruit in autumn. Afterwards 
the doctor confessed that some-times when he was reserving some 
fine- Apples-, Pears-, Cherries-, or Plums, for a sho-w, to rise some 
morning to find them gone, he felt very strongly the language 
of th-e old song— 
“ Gin I but had the loon wha’ did it, 
I hae sworn, as well as said it-, 
Tho’ a’ the world should forbid it, 
I wad gie his neck a thraw. ’ 
The chairman, in a few words, thanked tire doctor on behalf of 
the association for his interesting lecture, remarking that the 
doctor’s love of cultivating and consuming hardy fruits 
